Short bio Victor De Sabata
Birthday:
1892 in Trieste, Italy
Died:
1967 in Santa Margherita Ligure
Active:
1920s - 1950s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
20th Century, Modern, Romantic
Full biography Victor De Sabata
Victor De Sabata was an Italian conductor and composer, born on April 10, 1892 in Trieste, Italy. He was known for his distinguished career as an operatic conductor, and he was regarded as one of the most prominent conductors of his time. He was also a talented composer and musician, playing both the violin and piano.
De Sabata's father was a choirmaster, and his mother was of Jewish descent and a talented amateur musician. He began his musical career as a violinist in the orchestra of La Scala in Milan, where he soon became known for his conducting skills. He quickly rose to international fame as a conductor and worked with many of the leading orchestras of his time, including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
De Sabata's conducting style was characterized by his attention to detail and his ability to bring out the emotional core of the music. He was particularly known for his interpretations of Romantic repertoire, including the works of Beethoven, Brahms, and Wagner. He was also a prolific composer, although his compositions are less well-known than his conducting. Some of his most notable works include the opera "Il Macigno" and the ballet "Venus Victrix".
Throughout his career, De Sabata received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to music, including the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He died on December 11, 1967 in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century.
Compositions featuring Victor De Sabata
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gethsemani, poema contemplativo for orchestra | 24:31 min | Opera | 1925 |
| 2 | La notte di Plàton, symphonic poem for orchestra | 21:52 min | Orchestral | 1923 |
| 3 | Juventus, symphonic poem for orchestra | 15:44 min | Orchestral | 1919 |
| 4 | Il Mercante di Venezia, operetta | 51:08 min | Opera | - |
| 5 | Mille e una notte, suite for piano & orchestra | 27:52 min | Orchestral | - |
Albums featuring Victor De Sabata
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon And Decca(4×CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 2017 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 2 |  |
Wagner, Furtwängler, de Sabata, Knappertsbusch, Elmendorff, Jochum – Great Wagner Conductors(4×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered) | 2013 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 3 |  |
Maurice Ravel • Igor Stravinsky • Kurt Weill • Victor De Sabata – Stefano Bollani • Gewandhausorchester • Riccardo Chailly – Sounds Of The 30s(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2012 | Decca |
| 4 |  |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter, Giacomo Puccini, Maria Callas, Teatro Alla Scala, Victor De Sabata – Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" - Puccini: Tosca ("Vissi D'Arte")(CD, Compilation) | 2011 | Audiophile Sound |
| 5 |  |
Maria Callas With Fiorenza Cossotto, Tito Gobbi, Christa Ludwig, Giuseppe di Stefano, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Victor De Sabata, Tullio Serafin – Favourite Opera Arias(2×CD, ) | 2010 | Brilliant Classics B. V. |
| 6 |  |
Wagner - Farrell - N. Y. Philharmonic - De Sabata – Orchestral Works (Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg / Tristan Und Isolde / Götterdämmerung / Parsifal)(CD, Album, Remastered) | 2008 | Urania (3) |
| 7 |  |
Composizioni Per Pianoforte(CD, Album) | 2007 | La Bottega Discantica |
| 8 |  |
Victor De Sabata, Verdi, Franck, Dukas – Requiem / I Vespri Siciliani / Symphony In D Minor / The Sorcerer's Apprentice(2×CD, Mono) | 2006 | Urania (3) |
| 9 |  |
Puccini, Victor De Sabata – Tosca - Selezione Dell'Opera(CD, Compilation) | 2004 | La Scala Bookstore |
| 10 |  |
Puccini – Callas, Di Stefano, Gobbi, Chorus And Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, De Sabata – Tosca(2×CD, Remastered) | 2003 | Regis Records |
| 11 |  |
Claudio Arrau / Arthur Rubinstein / Victor De Sabata, Robert Schumann & Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto In A Minor Op.54 & Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini Op.43(CD, Album) | 2002 | Aura Music |
| 12 |  |
Beethoven / Mossolov / Glazunov - Victor De Sabata – Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" / Fireworks / Iron Foundry / Juventus / From The Middle Ages(CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 2002 | Naxos Historical |
| 13 |  |
Victor De Sabata / London Philharmonic, Aldo Ceccato – La Notte Di Plàton • Gethsemani • Juventus | 2001 | Hyperion |
| 14 |  |
Victor De Sabata, Dimitri Mitropoulos – The 20th Century Maestros(2×CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 2000 | History |
| 15 |  |
Various(CD, Compilation, Remastered, Mono) | 2000 | Urania (3) |
| 16 |  |
Puccini / Callas, Di Stefano, Gobbi, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala / Victor De Sabata – Tosca - Selezione(CD, Compilation) | 1997 | Opera (6) |
| 17 |  |
Wagner, Flagstad, Beyron, Cavelti, Schöffler, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Victor De Sabata – Tristan Und Isolde, La Scala Milan, 1947 (Fragments)(CD, ) | 1997 | Minerva |
| 18 |  |
Debussy, Respighi, Orchestra Stabile Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Victor De Sabata – 2 Nocturnes - Jeux - La Mer (Previously Unpublished) - Fontane Di Roma(CD, Compilation, Reissue, Mono) | 1997 | Testament |
| 19 |  |
Verdi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Oralia Dominguez, Giuseppe di Stefano, Cesare Siepi, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Victor De Sabata, Wolf-Ferrari, Respighi, Rossini – Messa Da Requiem(2×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Mono) | 1995 | EMI Classics |
| 20 |  |
Victor De Sabata, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Richard Wagner – De Sabata: Beethoven: Sinfonia No. 6; Berlioz: Carneval Romano (Ouvertüre); Wagner: Parsifal (Ouvertüre 1. Akt)(CD, Album, Compilation, Remastered, Mono) | 1995 | Gruppo Editoriale Bramante |
| 21 |  |
Cesare Valletti, Melchiorre Luise, Dora Gatta, Gino Bechi, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Paolo Pedani, Anna Maria Canali, Giuseppe Nessi, Cesare Sterbini, Gioacchino Rossini, Victor De Sabata – Il Barbiere Di Siviglia | 1993 | Rococo Records (5) |
| 22 |  |
Victor De Sabata, Beethoven, Berlioz, Sibelius, Wagner, London Philharmonic Orchestra – Symphony No. 3 / Le Carnaval Romain / Valse Triste / Ride Of The Valkyries | 1990 | Decca |
| 23 |  |
Maria Callas, Herbert von Karajan, Tullio Serafin, Antonino Votto, Alceo Galliera, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Nicola Rescigno, Georges Prêtre, Victor De Sabata – Great Moments Of... Maria Callas(3×CD, Compilation, Stereo, Mono, Box Set, Stereo, Mono) | 1989 | EMI Classics |
| 24 |  |
De Sabata, Verdi, Berlioz, Stravinsky, Puccini, Brahms, Strauss – Victor De Sabata Edition Volume Xll(CD, ) | 1989 | NUOVA ERA |
| 25 |  |
De Sabata, Franck, Dukas – Victor De Sabata Edition Volume V(CD, ) | 1988 | NUOVA ERA |
| 26 |  |
Nathan Milstein, Victor De Sabata, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto In Re Op.77/ Sinfonia N°5 In Do Op.67(CD, Compilation, Mono) | 1988 | Melodram |
| 27 |  |
De Sabata, Ravel, Ghedini – Victor De Sabata Edition Volume Vlll(CD, ) | 1988 | NUOVA ERA |
| 28 |  |
De Sabata, Sibelius, Strauss – Sinfonia N. 1 / Tod Und Verlärung(CD, ) | 1988 | NUOVA ERA |
| 29 |  |
Brahms, Strauss / Victor De Sabata, Berliner Philharmoniker – Brahms: Symphonie No. 4. Strauss: Tod Und Verklärung | 1988 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 30 |  |
Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Nathan Milstein, Victor De Sabata, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra – Concerto per violino/sinfonia n.5(CD, Album) | 1987 | NUOVA ERA |
| 31 |  |
Victor De Sabata - Paul Dukas / Maurice Ravel / Igor Stravinskij – L'Apprenti Sorcier / Bolero – La Valse / Le Chant Du Rossignol(LP) | 1984 | Fonit Cetra |
| 32 |  |
Giuseppe Verdi, Renata Tebaldi, Victor De Sabata – Messa Di Requiem(2×LP, Mono) | 1982 | Fonit Cetra |
| 33 |  |
Berliner Philharmoniker, Leo Blech, Bruno Walter, Erich Kleiber, Oskar Fried, Hans Pfitzner, Hans Knappertsbusch, Richard Strauss, Victor De Sabata, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karl Böhm, Lorin Maazel, Rafael Kubelik, Ferenc Fricsay, Eugen Jochum, Claudio Abbado | 1982 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 34 |  |
Volume 1(Box Set, Compilation, 3×LP) | 1982 | Fonit Cetra |
| 35 |  |
1.9.1953 Concerto(LP) | 1981 | Melodram |
| 36 |  |
Victor De Sabata, New York Philharmonic Orchestra – Giuseppe Di Stefano Presenta - I Miei Maestri Prediletti - Victor De Sabata(2×LP, Mono) | 1981 | Giuseppe Di Stefano Records |
| 37 |  |
Giuseppe Verdi - Maria Callas, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Victor De Sabata – Macbeth (Pagine Scelte)(LP, Album) | 1981 | Longanesi Periodici |
| 38 |  |
Richard Wagner, Kirsten Flagstad, Einar Beyron, Elsa Cavelti, Ferdinand Franz, Paul Schöffler, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Victor De Sabata – Tristan Und Isolde - Excerpts - March 1947(LP) | 1980 | A.N.N.A. Record Company |
| 39 |  |
Victor De Sabata Conducts Richard Wagner – Die Meistersinger, Prelude; Götterdämmerung, Immolation Scene; Parsifal, Prelude & Good Friday Spell; Tristan Und Isolde, Liebestod (with Eileen Farrell)(LP, Mono) | 1978 | Educational Media Associates |
| 40 |  |
Richard Wagner ; Max Lorenz (2), Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Siegurd Bjoerling, Elsa Cavelti, Sven Nilsson (5), Victor De Sabata, Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala – Tristan Und Isolde(4×LP) | 1978 | Cetra |
| 41 |  |
Victor De Sabata, Ludwig van Beethoven – Sinfonia N.5 In Do Minore, Op.67(LP) | 1977 | Cetra |
| 42 |  |
Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde (Excerpts) | 1977 | I Grandi Interpreti |
| 43 |  |
Verdi - M. Stabile / P. Silveri / C. Valletti / R. Tebaldi / A. Noni / C. Elmo / Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Victor De Sabata – Falstaff | 1977 | Cetra |
| 44 |  |
Richard Wagner / Karl Böhm / Karl Elmendorff / Eugen Jochum / Victor De Sabata / Pierre Boulez / Wilhelm Furtwängler / Hans Knappertsbusch / Richard Strauss – Große Dirigenten Der Bayreuther Festspiele(2×LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono) | 1976 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 45 |  |
Victor De Sabata Conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Beethoven / Berlioz / Sibelius / Wagner – Symphony No 3 "Eroica" / Le Carnaval Romain-Overture / En Saga / Valse Triste / Ride Of The Valkyries | 1976 | Decca |
| 46 |  |
Giuseppe Verdi, Maria Callas, Enzo Mascherini, Gino Penno, Italo Tajo, Victor De Sabata – Macbeth | 1970 | Cetra |
| 47 |  |
Victor De Sabata, Berliner Philharmoniker - Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner – Victor De Sabata Dirigiert: Strauss - Verdi - Wagner | 1968 | Heliodor |
| 48 |  |
Maria Callas / Tito Gobbi / Orchestra And Chorus Of La Scala Opera House, Milan Conducted By Victor De Sabata – Highlights From "Tosca" | 1964 | Columbia |
| 49 |  |
Victor De Sabata, Karl Elmendorff – Richard Wagner – Aus Opern von Richard Wagner(LP, Mono) | 1963 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 50 |  |
Victor De Sabata / Orchestra Stabile Dell'Accademia Di Santa Cecilia – Victor De Sabata(LP, 10") | 1956 | La Voce Del Padrone |
| 51 |  |
Wolfango Amedeo Mozart Dirige: Victor De Sabata – Requiem | 1956 | Cetra |
| 52 |  |
Maria Meneghini Callas And Giuseppe Di Stefano With Orchestra Of La Scala Opera House, Milan Conducted By Victor De Sabata – Puccini - Tosca - Act 1 Love Duet | 1956 | Columbia |
| 53 |  |
Giacomo Puccini, Orchestra Of La Scala Opera House, Milan, Giuseppe di Stefano, Maria Meneghini-Callas – "Tosca" Excerpt From Act 3 | 1956 | Columbia |
| 54 |  |
Giuseppe Verdi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Oralia Dominguez, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Cesare Siepi, Chor Und Orchester Der Mailänder Scala, Victor De Sabata – Messa Da Requiem | 1954 | Columbia |
| 55 |  |
Puccini – Tosca | 1954 | Columbia |
| 56 |  |
Teatro Alla Scala With Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Conducted By Victor De Sabata - Puccini – Tosca | 1953 | Columbia |
| 57 |  |
Kodály - The Bavarian State Orchestra, Georg Solti / Berliner Philharmoniker, Victor De Sabata – Hary Janos Suite / Galanta Dances(LP, Mono) | 1951 | Decca |
| 58 |  |
O. Respighi, C. Debussy - Orchestra Stabile dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia Direttore Victor De Sabata – Le Fontane Di Roma / Jeux - Poème Dansé | 1950 | La Voce Del Padrone |
| 59 |  |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Victor De Sabata – Fêtes (No.2 Of "Nocturnes")(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Mono) | 1949 | His Master's Voice |
| 60 |  |
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Victor De Sabata, Gioacchino Rossini – Overture 'William Tell'(2×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Mono) | 1949 | His Master's Voice |
| 61 |  |
Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Victor De Sabata – La Traviata - Preludes to Acts I and III | 1949 | His Master's Voice |
| 62 |  |
Victor De Sabata And The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltán Kodály – Dances From Galanta - Galántai Táncok - Tänze Aus Galanta(2×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album) | 1949 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 63 |  |
Debussy, Symphony Orchestra Of The Augusteo, Rome, Victor De Sabata – Jeux: Poème Dansé | 1948 | His Master's Voice |
| 64 |  |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Victor De Sabata – Nuages (No.1 Of "Nocturnes")(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | 1948 | His Master's Voice |
| 65 |  |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Victor De Sabata, The London Philharmonic Orchestra – Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Mayor Op. 55 Eroica | 1947 | Decca |
| 66 |  |
Verdi, Orch. I.C. Dell'Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Victor De Sabata – I Vespri Siciliani - Sinfonia | 1947 | La Voce Del Padrone |
| 67 |  |
Respighi, Victor De Sabata, Symphony Orchestra Of The Augusteo, Rome – The Fountains Of Rome | 1947 | His Master's Voice |
| 68 |  |
Brahms, Victor De Sabata , Und Das Philharmonische Orchester Berlin – Brahms, Op. 98: Symphonie No. 4, E-Moll | 1939 | Polydor |
| 69 |  |
Sibelius - The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Victor De Sabata – En Saga (Symphonic Poem, Op. 9) | 1938 | Decca |
| 70 |  |
W.A. Mozart, Victor De Sabata, Bruno Walter – Requiem In Re Minore K626 - Sinfonia N. 36 In Do Maggiore K425 "Linz" - Sinfonia N. 39 In Mi Bemolle Maggiore K543(2×LP, Reissue, Box Set, Compilation) | - | Credito Emiliano |
| 71 |  |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Nikisch, Erich Kleiber, Hans Pfitzner, Hans Knappertsbusch, Victor De Sabata, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Paul Hindemith, Karl Böhm, Herbert von Karajan – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra And It's Great Conductors(LP, Compilati | - | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 72 |  |
Emmy Destinn, Ernst Kraus, Margarete Klose, Max Lorenz (2), Lauritz Melchior, Frida Leider, Emmi Leisner, Heinrich Schlusnus, Franz Völker, Richard Strauss, Hans Knappertsbusch, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Victor De Sabata, Karl Elmendorff, Josef Greindl, Hans H | - | Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft |
| 73 |  |
Riccardo Wagner, Victor De Sabata, Orchestra Filarmonica DI Berlino – Tristano E Isotta / Walkiria(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | Cetra |
| 74 |  |
E.I.A.R Symphony Orchestra, Turin, Victor De Sabata – The Troubadour's Serenade, OP. 79 / Steel Foundry, OP. 19(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | Parlophone |
| 75 |  |
Puccini, Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Orkest Van De Scala Opera Milaan , o.l.v.: Victor De Sabata – Muzikale Miniaturen(7", 45 RPM, Single) | - | Columbia |
| 76 |  |
Wagner, Kirsten Flagstad, Victor De Sabata – Tristan Und Isolde, Teatro Alla Scala, Feb. 26, 1947 (Excerpts)(CD, ) | - | Legendary Recordings |
| 77 |  |
Beethoven, Victor De Sabata, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia – Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 ("Pastoral")(5×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress) | - | His Master's Voice |
| 78 |  |
Serge Koussevitzky / Victor De Sabata / Leopold Stokowski / Georg Szell – Great Conductors In Rehearsal(2×CD, ) | - | Archive Documents |
| 79 |  |
Igor Stravinsky, Alexander Mossolov, Victor De Sabata – Victor de Sabata(LP, Album, Mono) | - | Rococo Records (5) |
| 80 |  |
The Fountains of Rome(LP, Album, Mono) | - | His Master's Voice |
| 81 |  |
Callas, Chœurs Et Orchestre De La Scala De Milan, Victor De Sabata - Puccini – Tosca (Extraits)(CD, Remastered, Mono) | - | EMI Classics |
| 82 |  |
Beethoven, Orchestra Dell' Augusto Rome, Victor De Sabata – Beethoven Symphony No.6 Pastoral(LP, Reissue, Remastered, Mono) | - | World Records (6) |
| 83 |  |
Tito Gobbi & La Scala Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By Victor De Sabata, Tullio Serafin & Antonio Votto – At La Scala(LP) | - | Angel Records |
Videos featuring Victor De Sabata
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Mosolov: Steel Foundry (Zavod) Op. 19
A rare piece of "socialist realist" music written in the USSR during the 1920s. Sources differ on the origin and dates, but the most convincing I have found says that it was part of a ballet from 1926-8 called Stal (Steel) intended to glorify the time of
Puccini - Tosca + Presentation (Maria Callas, Di Stefano, Gobbi - Century's recording : V.De Sabata)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) – Tosca – Opera in Tre Atti - Opara in Three Acts.
*Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-02:38)
Act 1
1- « Ah! Finalmente! » (00:00)
2- « Dammi i colori... Recondita armonia » (5:24) - famous pas
From the Middle Ages, Op. 79: III. The Troubadour's Serenade
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From the Middle Ages, Op. 79: III. The Troubadour's Serenade · Neeme Järvi · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Glazunov: From The Middle Ages, Scènes de ballet - Lyadov: A Musical Snuffbox
℗ Chandos Records
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